Describe the impacts of a disease on a region, its population structure and its implications for development.

... Describe the impacts of a disease on a region, its population structure and its implications for development. In this essay I will talk about the impacts of a disease on a region and explain its population structure and implications for development. AIDS is a sexually-transmitted disease which is usually contracted by individuals during the most productive time of their lives. About 40 million people are infected by the HIV virus, 70% of which live in Africa. When describing the population structure I will talk about the different age groups there are, whether the population consists of a majority of elderly people, or a younger generation. I will also talk about the death and birth rates. To explain this I will use case studies from Tanzania, Zambia. AIDS has had a lot of impacts in Africa, especially since countries in these regions are mostly LEDCS. Africa has a third of the 40

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